How to Plan an Awesome Slumber Party

Implement a number of games in your slumber party.

Putting together a slumber party that is fun and interactive will take a bit of preparation. Kaboose.com recommends that you start planning for your slumber party six to eight weeks beforehand. Slumber parties are all about enjoying the night with friends, family, buckets of sweets, and interactive games. Themes are usually implemented in these slumber parties. Careful planning of your slumber party will be required to create a night to remember.

Things You'll Need

• Invitation flyers
• Balloons
• Confetti
• Air mattress
• TV
• Movies
• Video games
• Game console

Instructions

1. Come up with a theme for the slumber party. If you're planning a slumber party for a birthday, graduation, holiday, or any other event, make sure to incorporate relevant ideas into the party's theme.

2. Create custom invitation flyers pass to out potential guests at your slumber party. Using your favorite photo editing software, insert pictures that are relevant to your theme. If you're having a slumber party for your best friends, make sure to incorporate pictures of you and your friends hanging out. If it's a sleepover for your graduating son and his buddies, incorporate images of footballs and baseballs. Finally, if you're having a slumber party for a friend's birthday, incorporate pictures of birthday cakes and candles. Show your creative side with the invitations.

3. Decorate your home before your guests come over. Create a festive environment with balloons and confetti strewn around your home.

4. Plan appropriate sleeping arrangements. Knowing where your friends will be sleeping will streamline the whole planning process, helping you avoid any potential headaches later on. A fun idea is to remove obtrusive furniture from the living room and inflate a number of air mattresses. You and your friends can have the TV to watch movies and play video games if you have a game console.

5. Make a list of fun games to play during the slumber party. Card games, hide-n-seek, and console games are popular during slumber parties. Once your guests have gathered, you can discuss other activities and compile an even larger list.

Tips & Warnings

• Rent a movie. Netflix, Blockbuster, and Redbox are popular DVD rental services. Check the Resource section. Rent a number of movies for variety. Many of these services will allow you to conveniently rent DVDs online.

• Make sure to have lots of finger foods nearby. Sleepover parties are all about eating junk food. Purchase a good supply of chips, cookies, candies and soft drinks.

References

• Disney Family Fun: Sleepover Party
• Kaboose: Slumber Party Ideas